Tiananmen Square Protests Suppressed in Beijing June 4, 1989
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with between 241 and 10,000 dead (an unofficial estimate).
Date: June 4, 1989
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